Chapter 77 - Chapter 7: Imperial Announcement

Dawn arrived at the Palace of Eternal Flames like a golden sigh. The breeze was soft and luminous, laden with the scent of freshly opened lotuses and the moisture of dew that covered the imperial gardens. Each petal gleamed under the first rays of the sun, bending slightly as if acknowledging the importance of the day. It was not an ordinary dawn; nature itself seemed to pay homage to an event that would forever change the destiny of the Empire.